JEDDAH — Princess Abeer Bint Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz has been awarded the "Excellence in Partner Empowerment Award for 2019" by the United Nations World Market Organization (UNGMP).

According to informed sources, the organization awarded the prize to the princess for her efforts in the field of community empowerment, social responsibility, support for productive families and the establishment of a center for families under one roof within a limited time, in addition to its efforts in the dissemination of culture of traffic safety.

The organization will honor Princess Abeer next month at a ceremony to be attended by high-profile Arab and international figures.

The winners of this international award, awarded in collaboration with the Regional Social Responsibility Network of socially influential leaders, were selected to monitor their roles in enhancing the capabilities of their partners in different working environments and their roles in empowering their communities professionally.

The United Nations Global Marketplace is one of the leading organizations in the field of qualifying and empowering its professional partners to work with the United Nations system and is an important gateway for international organizations, bodies and companies to cooperate with the international organization, its agencies and specialized funds.

Princess Abeer Bint Abdullah chaired the Asayel Cooperative Society, which supports productive families with a sustainability methodology under one roof at the "Al-Obiyah" project in the heart of Al-Derayeh in Riyadh. — SG